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15:44 20th January 2015
by Adam Tighe
Brighton & Hove Albion are anticipating the highest ever Amex attendance this weekend as tickets for the FA Cup tie with Arsenal have sold out.Seagulls fans have been out in force to secure their seats for the fourth round fixture, with over 10,000 tickets processed within the first 24 hours of going on sale.
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Albion chief executive Paul Barber said, “It is tremendous news that the club has sold all the available tickets and we are now very much looking forward to welcoming Arsenal to a full Amex on Sunday."Hopefully we can go on to break the Amex attendance record, as well as getting a result on the pitch.
“I would also like to praise the club’s ticketing and supporter services staff who have been inundated ever since we drew Arsenal in the cup.
“They have dealt with the enormous amount of ticket requests, queries and purchases and I want to thank them for all their hard work."
Those fans that were unfortunately unable to secure a ticket are reminded that the game will be shown live on BT Sport at 4pm on Sunday.
Supporters who haven't been able to secure tickets should keep a constant eye on seagulls.co.uk as the club will release any returns, as soon as they're received.
[h=3]ALBION V IPSWICH
[/h]WEDNESDAY 21ST JANUARY, KICK-OFF 7.45PM
[h=3]ALBION V ARSENAL
[/h]SUNDAY 25TH JANUARY, KICK-OFF 4PM
[h=3]ALBION V NOTTINGHAM FOREST
[/h]SATURDAY 7TH FEBRUARY, KICK-OFF 3PM
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